A5056345921- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Remote Sensing in Agriculture
- Irrigation Practices and Water Management
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control
- Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing
- Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods
- Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement
- Geophysical Methods and Applications
- Plant Surface Properties and Treatments
- Remote Sensing and Land Use
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
- Climate variability and models
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Aeolian processes and effects
- Tree Root and Stability Studies
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
- Coastal and Marine Dynamics
- Fermentation and Sensory Analysis
- Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics
Centre d'Investigacions sobre Desertificació
2022-2025
University of Catania
2023-2025
Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura
2017-2022
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
2018-2022
Andalusian Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries Research and Training
2015-2018
Junta de Andalucía
2015-2016
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
2016
The study region is represented by seven irrigation districts distributed under different climate and topography conditions in Italy. This explores the reliability consistency of global ERA5 single levels ERA5-Land reanalysis datasets predicting main agrometeorological estimates commonly used for crop water requirements calculation. In particular, data was compared, variable-by-variable (e.g., solar radiation, Rs; air temperature, Tair; relative humidity, RH; wind speed, u10; reference...
Because of climate change and the scarce availability natural resources there is a need to develop sustainable intensification strategies intended for optimizing water use in vineyards. In this study, regime, fertilization soil management practices were assessed terms vineyard use, by evaluating inter-row crop line evapotranspiration (ET) components using Mapping EvapoTranspiration at high Resolution with Internalized Calibration (METRIC) model combination unmanned aerial vehicle...
Monitoring plant water status is relevant for the sustainable management of irrigation under deficit conditions. Two treatments were applied to an early-maturing nectarine orchard: control (well irrigated) and precise (PDI, based on soil content thresholds). Moderate deficits generated by PDI assessed comparing terrestrial: stem potential (Ψstem) gas exchange parameters, with remote: canopy temperature, normalized difference vegetation (NDVI), adjusted index (SAVI), indicators. The Ψstem was...
Advances in information and communication technologies facilitate the application of complex models for optimizing agricultural water management. This paper presents an easy-to-use tool determining crop demands using dual coefficient approach remote sensing imagery. The model was developed Python as a programming language integrated into ArcGIS (geographic system) toolbox. Inputs consist images from satellites Landsat 7 8, Sentinel 2A, along with data defining crop, weather, soil type,...
An adjusted satellite-based model was proposed with the aim of improving spatially distributed evapotranspiration (ET) estimates under plant water stress conditions. Remote sensing data and near surface geophysics information, using electrical resistivity tomography (ERT), were used in a revised version original dual crop coefficient (Kc) FAO-56 approach. Sentinel 2-A imagery to compute vegetation indices (VIs) required for estimating ET. The potentiality ERT technique exploited tracking...
This study investigates the main drivers of uncertainties in simulated irrigated maize yield under historical conditions as well scenarios increased temperatures and altered irrigation water availability. Using APSIM, MONICA, SIMPLACE crop models, we quantified relative contributions three allocation strategies, sowing dates, cultivars to uncertainty yields. The strategies were derived from records farmer's patterns drip-irrigation scheme Genil-Cabra region, Spain (2014-2017). By considering...
The thermal region of the electromagnetic spectrum might provide valuable information for assessing plant water status. Nevertheless, plant’s physiology and scale measurement, (e.g. sensor viewing geometry canopy aggregation) are critical quantifiying monitoring stress. This study compares Crop Water Stress Index (CWSI) a peach orchard obtained using on-the-ground, airborne-based temperature (Tc). temporal evolution CWSI under mild stress conditions was assessed three different irrigation...
The main limitation of conventional methods generally used for monitoring the crop water stress lies in expenditure time and laboriousness (e.g., stem potential, Ψstem). In this sense, infrared thermography can assist to identify status precise irrigation purposes. However, method requires high cost equipment heavy systems real-time analysis results. aim research was evaluate reliability a portable low-cost sensor (FLIR One Pro), connectable smartphone, determining orange trees subjected...
Climate change will intensify water scarcity, and therefore irrigation must be adapted to save water. Operational tools that provide watering recommendations end-users are needed. This work presents a new tool, Irrigation-Advisor (IA), which is based on weather forecasts able separately determine soil evaporation crop transpiration, thus adaptable broad range of agricultural situations. By calculating several statistical indicators, IA was tested against the FAO-56 evapotranspiration...
The study evaluates the accuracy of measured and estimated crop evapotranspiration fluxes (ETc) on Citrus in a semiarid Mediterranean climate (Sicily, Italy). Specifically, ETc rates derived from situ techniques [eddy covariance (EC) sap flow heat pulse velocity (HPV)] modelling approaches [Food Agricultural Organization United States (FAO) Irrigation Drainage Paper No. 56 (FAO-56) single dual coefficient (Kc)] were compared under deficit irrigation scenarios. Results comparison showed that...
La Banya spit, located at the south of River Ebro Delta, is a sandy formation, developed by annexation bars forming successive beach ridges, which are oriented and modeled eastern southern waves. The initial ridges run parallel to coastline, above them small dunes developed, crests dominant winds, foredune barchans. This study attempted test number techniques in order understand dune dynamic on this coastal spit between 2004 2012: LiDAR data were used reconstruct changes surface volume...
Precision agriculture has recently experienced significant advancements through the use of technologies such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and satellite imagery, enabling more efficient precise agricultural management. Yield estimation from these is essential for optimizing resource allocation, improving harvest logistics, supporting decision-making sustainable vineyard This study aimed to evaluate grape cluster numbers estimated by using YOLOv7x in combination with images obtained UAVs...
Surface temperature (Ts) is an essential parameter in many land surface processes. When Ts obtained from remotely sensed satellite data the consideration of atmospheric correction may be needed to obtain accurate estimates. Most methods adjust transmissivity, path radiance and downward thermal radiation coefficients. Following a standardized Landsat 7 data, some differences were found between these corrected derived very-high resolution airborne data. Five different for determining evaluated...
Abstract The use of hydrogeophysical methods provides insights for supporting optimal irrigation design and management. In the present study, electrical resistivity imaging (ERI) was applied monitoring soil water motion patterns resulting from adoption deficit scenarios in a micro-irrigated orange orchard (Eastern Sicily, Italy). relationship ERI with independent ancillary data content (SWC), plant transpiration ( T ) situ measurements hydraulic conductivity at saturation K s , i.e., using...